[News] A Look at the New NVIDIA Driver for Linux
Roy Schestowitz
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NVIDIA 177.80 Display Driver
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| For those using NVIDIA graphics on Linux, Solaris, or FreeBSD operating
| systems, head on over to the NVIDIA UNIX Portal to download the latest driver
| release. The FreeBSD and Solaris drivers ship with a similar set of changes.
| NVIDIA's two legacy drivers -- the 1.0-71xx and 1.0-9xx series -- have yet to
| be updated with support for X.Org 7.4, Linux 2.6.27, or any of these new
| bug-fixes.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_17780&num=1
Recent:
NVIDIA 177.76 Display Driver
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| Last month we saw the release of the NVIDIA 177.67 Linux driver along with
| the 177.67 beta driver, and a 177.70 driver. In the fourth NVIDIA Linux
| driver release in under a month's time, the 177.76 display driver has been
| released. This too looks like another beta driver with more fixes in store
| for those with GeForce or Quadro hardware owners.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_17776&num=1
The Multi-Seat Display Manager
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| For those interested in configuring a multi-seat system with multiple
| monitors, keyboards, and mice, they can build the Multi-Seat Display Manager
| from git, use the provided Debian packages, or try out their Ubuntu 8.04
| LiveCD with MDM pre-installed.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjczMg
Enhancing multi-screen user interfaces using Ghosd and Synergy
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| Unlike traditional single-screen setups, multi-screen display systems
| require special consideration for user interfaces (UIs). This article
| presents tools and code designed to address the acquisition and change of
| input focus across multiple displays.
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| Few modifications to your work environment can create a productivity change
| as dramatic as adding an additional monitor. The open source Synergy package
| provides an excellent method of linking many displays without purchasing
| additional hardware.
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| Unlike traditional single-screen setups, multi-screen display systems require
| special consideration for UIs. This article presents tools and code designed
| to address the acquisition and change of input focus across multiple
| displays. By enhancing existing X Window System focus information using Ghosd
| displays and the Synergy debug-level output, multi-screen users can know
| precisely where their input focus is even on displays 4200x3150 pixels and
| larger.
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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-ghosd-synergy/index.html
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Chris Ahlstrom
this bit o' wisdom:
> NVIDIA 177.80 Display Driver
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| For those using NVIDIA graphics on Linux, Solaris, or FreeBSD operating
>| systems, head on over to the NVIDIA UNIX Portal to download the latest driver
>| release. The FreeBSD and Solaris drivers ship with a similar set of changes.
>| NVIDIA's two legacy drivers -- the 1.0-71xx and 1.0-9xx series -- have yet to
>| be updated with support for X.Org 7.4, Linux 2.6.27, or any of these new
>| bug-fixes.
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>
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_17780&num=1
Also interesting:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_home.html
Linux Journal says it's a pretty inexpensive way to beef up your
processing power.
My god there's so much software out there to write!
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